Smartphone footage

The prompt

Live-action footage filmed on a smartphone held by a friend: real people, natural skin and textures, the phone's wide lens, auto exposure that adjusts slightly as she moves, light digital sharpening and gentle handheld movement, an everyday, unpolished look. On a rooftop garden above a city in late-afternoon sun, a girl of about ten with short brown hair in a yellow T-shirt waters potted tomato plants with a small tin watering can. Medium-wide shot at her eye level, three-quarter view, the phone held by hand at chest height. 0–2s: she tips the watering can over a potted plant and water splashes onto the leaves. 2–4s: a white paper airplane glides in from screen left and lands on the rim of the pot beside her. 4–6s: she sets the can down, picks up the paper airplane and turns it over in her hands. 6–8s: she looks up and out over the city rooftops and smiles as the wind ruffles the leaves and her hair. Throughout: it stays real, everyday smartphone video with a wide lens, gentle handheld sway and natural light, one continuous take.